Is Eagles' Howie Roseman planning another big trade?

Philadelphia Eagles executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman speaks during a press conference at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (AP Photo | Michael Conroy)

PHILADELPHIA -- What was LSU running back Leonard Fournette doing at the NovaCare Complex, Friday afternoon?

Fournette, according to one top personnel man in the league, is arguably the best player in the 2017 NFL Draft, not just the best running back, the best player in the draft.

Several other personnel types and scouts feel Fournette will be a top 5 pick and at worst a top 10 pick. It would be hard to imagine the Jets, at No. 6, or the Carolina Panthers, at No. 8, letting him get by.

So why was he visiting the Eagles, who don't pick until No. 14 overall, Friday?

Teams only get to bring 30 players to their facility for pre-draft visits, and the Eagles used one of those precious meetings with Fournette, who if everyone else is right has hardly a chance to be on the board when they are on the clock.

Unless ...

"Maybe Howie (Roseman) has something going on again,'' said a person familiar with the Eagles. "You never know. He likes to make a splash.''

Roseman made one of the biggest splashes in recent draft history just a year ago when he moved the Eagles from the 13th overall pick to the 8th overall pick to the 2nd overall pick to select quarterback Carson Wentz of North Dakota State.

It cost the Eagles a total of five picks and three players (linebacker Kiko Alonso, cornerback Byron Maxwell and running back DeMarco Murray) to make the moves.

Could Roseman strike again? Does he have the ammunition?

It depends. And it won't be known until the night of the draft. Should Fournette make it through the first four picks -- the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars -- Roseman might want to get on the phone with the Tennessee Titans for the No. 5 pick.

According to the Draft Pick Value Chart that most, but not all, teams use the difference between the 5th pick (1,700 points) and the 14th pick (1,100) is 600 points.

Using the same chart the Eagles' second-round pick, No. 43 overall and third-round pick No. 74 overall would total 690 points, more than enough to move to No. 5.

That might be a little too much, especially since the Eagles have other needs to fill. Maybe the Eagles could offer a second and a player, or two, who might interest the Titans. Or they could try some 2018 picks where they will have two extra picks from the Vikings (4th) and Patriots (3rd or 4th depending on how much Eric Rowe plays).

Wentz and Fournette could be some duo and rival that of the Cowboys' Dak Prescott/Ezekiel Elliott in terms of both talent and youth.